Match packet holder



Sept. 11, 1934. s. H. DUFOUR MATCH PACKET HOLDER Filed April 10, 1933 JZZ/e'vZZrw r I Gqye ww gm Patented Sept. 11, 1934 UNITED STATES I MATCHPACKET HOLDER 7 George H. Dufour, Oak Park,--Ill., as'signor to MarshallField & Company,

poration of Illinois Chicago, 11]., a 'cor- Application April 1933,Serial no. 665,295 3 Claims.- (01. zoo-33y My invention relates to amatch packet casing and has particular reference to a casing having.

10 the provision of a match packet holder which thoroughly protects thematches from ignition while in the pocket of the user and thereby avoidsany danger of accidental ignition of the matches, yet provides aconvenient casing by means of which the matches can be withdrawn fromthe packet when desired.

Another and further object of my invention is the provision of a matchpacket holder particularly adapted for use with a packet whereby, thematches are ignited as they are drawn from the holder, with the casingbeing formed in such manner that all danger of premature ignition of thematches is avoided and danger of burning the fingers or hands is alsoavoided.

Another and further object of my inventio is the provision of a matchholder which is easily separable so that the match packet can be easilyplaced in the holder and the holder inserted in the casing.

Another and further object of my invention is the provision of a matchcase holder having a plurality of openings in one edge thereof inalignment with the matches in the packet and the packet holder so thatby pressing upon the base of the holder the holder and the matches areforced upward into the casing and the ends of the matches projectthrough the holder. Upon being ignited as they are pulled from theholder the match is completely free of the holder 40, before combustionof the match head takes place,

thereby removing all danger of premature combustion of the match pack orburning of the matches.

These and other objects of my invention will be more fully and betterunderstood by reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings and inwhich- Figure 1 is an elevational view partially in section of myimproved match packet holder;

50 Figure 2 is a sectional view on lines 2-2 of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the match packet in position inthe holding member.

Referring now specifically to the drawing and in which like referencecharacters refer to like parts throughout, a casing 10 is shown having aplurality of openings 11, 11' inione edge thereof and having itsopposite end open to receive the match packet holder 12, The casing 10has recesses in each side thereof as shown particularly in Figuresl and2, to form finger openings at PATEN O E theside of the casing 10., Thematch packet holder 12 has short side walls. 13 and 14 which areoppositely disposed, inwardly turned and adapted to engagethe baseportion of the usual. commercial form of match packet 15 having matches16,: 16 positioned therein, the. heads of the matches being; at thelower .part .of the match pack 15, with frictional strilgi ng surfaces17, 17 adjacent the, open end of the match pack 15 so that as thematches are withdrawn from .the pack 15 the heads in passing between thefrictional surfaces 17,

ignited. 1 7

Thewalls 13 and 14 of the member 12 are comparatively short and haveoppositely disposed curved spring tabs 18, 18 formed thereon; the outersides of which frictionally engage the inner wall surfacesof the member10 so that the member 12 is frictionally held in position in the casing10, and may be moved to varying positions as may be desired.

Finger extension pieces 19,19 are provided on the member 12 whichareintegrally formed with the side members 13 and 14 and are shaped toconform generally to the finger openings in each side of the member 10,these portions being positioned so that they form complete closuremembers for the openings in each side of the member 10. The height ofthe member 10 is suflicient so that when the device is closed the endsof the matches project approximately up to the end of the casing 10 inwhich the openings 11, 11 are positioned and thereforewhcn the matchpacket is closed the matches do not project from the casing and arecompletely protected in the pocket of the user.

In operation, a standard packet of matches 15 is inserted in the holder12 by being pushed into the holder from one side thereof, and thereafterthe holder, including the packet of matches, is placed in the casing 10,with the lower edge of the member 12 in register with the lower edge of17 are automatically the casing 10 adjacent the one side thereof, withWhen it is desired to withdraw a match from the casing the holder 12 ispushed upward in the casing as much as may be desired, its limit oftravel being determined by the length of the matches which project outof the pack 15, in which position the matches will project from thecasing 10 as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. The operatorthereupongrasps one end of the match and in pulling it from the case thematch is automatically ignited as it passes between the frictionsurfaces 17. The operator can thereupon push the match packet holder 12back into its original position by pressure upon the ends of the matchesor by grasping the lower edge of the base member 12 in the fingeropenings inthe sides oi the casing 10 and pulling the member 12 andmatch pack back as desired. v

While I have described more or'less precisely the details ofconstruction, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto,as I contemplate changes in form and the proportion of parts and thesubstitution ofequivalents as circumstances may suggest or renderexpedient without departing from thespirit or scope of my invention.

a I claim: I 1 I 1. A holdercomprising a casing having'a plurality ofspaced -openings therein in alignment with. the matches of a packet, anda member telescopically arranged in said casing and having means thereonadapted tohold said packet of matches. I

-2. A holder comprising a casing open at one of its ends a nd having aplurality of spaced openings at'its-opposite end in alignment with thematches of a"packet,-and a member having upturned spaced portionsthereonadapted to hold said packet of matches adapted to be telescopicallypositioned in said casing. v

3. A holder comprising a casing open at one of its ends and having aplurality of spaced openings at its opposite end in alignment with thematches of a packet, and a member having upturned spaced portionsthereon adapted to hold said packet of matches adapted to betelescopically positioned in said casing and having means thereonwhereby the said member is held in said casing.

4. A holder comprising a casing open at one of its ends and having aplurality of spaced openings at its opposite end in alignment with thematches of a packet, and a member having upturned spaced portionsthereon adapted to hold said packet of matches adapted to betelescopically positioned in said casing, and having means thereonwhereby the said member is frictionally held in the said casing.-

5. A holder comprising a casing open at one of its ends and having aplurality of spaced openings at its opposite end in alignment with thematches of a packet, and a member having inwardly turned wall portionsadapted to engage the base portion of said packet of matches and havingyielding members thereon adapted to frictionally engage. the inner wallsof the casing member.

6. A match packet holder comprising a casing open at one of its ends andhaving a plurality of spaced openings in its opposite end in alignmentwith the matches of a'packet,-'and a='member having oppositely-disposedinwardlyturned edges adapted to receive the base of said-packet ofmatches, and having resilient members thereon adapted to frictionallyengage the inner wall of the casing. I

'7. A match packet holder comprising a casing open at one of its endsand having aplurality of spaced openings in its opposite end inalignment with the matches of a packet, and a member having oppositelydisposed inwardly turned edges adapted to receive the base cf-saidpacket'of matches; and resilient mer'nberspositioned on the edges ofsaid members adapted to frictionallyengage the walls of the casing onthe' inner sides thereof.

8. A match packet holder'compr-ising, in combination, a casing-openatoneof its endsanda packet holding member telescopically arranged in theopen end of the said casing and having means thereon adapted to engage apacket ofmatches, means at the opposite end of the casing for permittingthe ends of thematches in the packet to project out of said end of thecasing as the match packet holder is-pushed into the said casing. a IGEORGE I-I.DUFOUR.

